In the lead up to one of the most dreaded stages on the 2014 Tour de France route, we look at one of the most likely victors...

Swiss star Fabian Cancellara started riding at the age of 12 and has become one of the sport’s greatest, most accomplished modern-day time trialists and classic specialists. Having worn yellow at the Tour de France 28 times since 2004, he’s also made Swiss history.

Give this man some cobble stones

Cancellara and his team mates will be working to deliver leader Frank Schleck to as many victories as possible, particularly once the route starts to climb. But stage 5 is where Cancellara has a real chance of placing at the top of the podium, and he will perhaps be one of the few riders revelling at the startline. He’s won the Paris-Roubaix in 2010 and 2013, so he’s one of the crowd favourites for stage 5.
Stage 20 – the individual time trial – will also be in his sights.